Benjamin
Brooks
Gentry
Born in Goochland, Saint James Northam Parish, Virginia, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Nicholas Gentry III
and Sarah (Dicken) Gentry
Brother of
Mildred (Gentry) Whitlock [half], David Gentry [half], Nicholas Gentry [half], John Gentry [half], Martin Gentry [half], Nancy Gentry [half], Sarah Perrine Gentry [half], Blackstone Gentry [half], Frances Fanny Gentry [half], Henry Gentry, Zachariah Gentry [half], Elizabeth (Gentry) Bowman, James Richard Gentry, Sarah Perrine Gentry, Robert Gentry, Jane (Gentry) Hardin and Wesley Gentry
Husband of
Jemima Simpson
— married
28 Nov 1806 (to before Apr 1809) in Adair, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Wesley Gentry Jr.
Died about
at about age 50
in Carroll, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Dec 2010
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Biography
- Born in 1786[1]
- Married Hannah Simpson, daughter of Sarah, 28 Nov 1828, Adair Co KY.[2]
Note
- Possibly same who married Rachel Phillips, do/ James & Mary, 21 Apr 1809, Adair Co KY.
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-1HN : 28 January 2020), Nicholas Gentry in entry for Benajah Brooks Gentry, 1786.
- ↑ Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
See also:
- 1830 United States Federal Census Year: 1830; Census Place: , Carter, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Bill Brooks
:
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- Denise (Barrett) Petersen :
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~0.78%
Susan Pence :
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Marilyn (Muchowich) Stanley :
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~0.78%
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Cindy (Hartman) Steinbach :
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~0.78%
Frank Profitt :
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~0.78%
Denise (Barrett) Petersen :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Carlotta (Hartman) Heininger :
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~0.78%
David Starr :
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~0.59%
Larry Holland :
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~0.39%
Lorna Gentry :
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~0.39%
Kenneth Willingham :
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~0.39%
Mary Scott :
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~0.39%
Jean (Sharp) Esposito :
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~0.39%
Al Avery :
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Hack Lane :
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LN2716607 [compare]
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~0.39%
Lillian (Lane) Scott :
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Roberta (Haney) Gilbert
Roberta (Haney) Gilbert
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9981-99Q2-X?i=23&cc=1804888 Adair County, KY Marriage Bond page 16. This source shows Benjamin Gentry marrying Mimah Simpson, daughter of Sarah Simpson, Nov 28, 1806, and a Benjamin Gentry marrying Rachel Philips, daughter James Philips, April 19 1809. Jemima Simpson went by Mimah.
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